I decided why not and told him to send me a link so we can watch together for a while. During the span of 20 minutes the streamer got at least 3 jackpots of over 100x.
We all know that when playing slots it's more likely than not that you end up burning your entire balance before you can win anything significant. Surely you could get a few wins here and there but not enough to remain in profit forever.
So this got me suspicious and I started digging. On online forums like this one many people have observed that streamers and those doing slot videos on YouTube have very unrealistic streaks.
Of course this raises suspicions but casinos keep doing these sponsored streams.
So I wonder what could possibly be going on here. Is it normal to see so may wins as the streamers get? And if you see this, doesn't it make you less likely to trust a casino hosting something seemingly so suspicious?
These streams are not meant to be realistic, in fact the more distorted they are the better when it comes to casino advertising. The casinos will often have very lucrative reimbursement arrangements with these streamers because they are able to convert their dedicated fan base into gamblers due to the relationship they have built up. There can be all sorts of engineering going on behind the scenes to make it appear like a higher win ratio and even if this does not take place, the hypnotic rhythm and routine that viewers will experience can help create all the triggers that a problem gambler might face - so this makes viewers one step away from signing up and falling into a pattern of copying the person they're watching but without an endless reload of money to use.